Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition is a middle-class processor based on the 45nm, K10 architecture.

It offers 2 Physical Cores (2 Logical), clocked at 3.3GHz and 6MB of L3 Cache. Among its many features, Virtualization is activated and the clock multiplier is unlocked, meaning it can be overclocked easily.

The processor DOES NOT integrate any graphics. and has a rated board TDP of 80W.

It offers average performance. This means it will become a bottleneck in some demanding applications.

I currently have this CPU. It will probably be another year to a year and a half before I could afford a new CPU and FX motherboard. Would it be worth the money to get a used AMD Phenom II X3 at 3ghz to hold me over.

333 MHz (QDR) ;) (but what a comparence eh? :P --> 34 x 100 (BCLK) <--> 9 x 333(FSB QDR ;) We shouldn't forget your nice and independent 5GT/s DMI…my CPU works with a 1333 MHz effective FSB speed and is strongly related to the DRAM frequency…fortunately I have a 1:1 DRAM:FSB :) But ehh, this all wasn't meant to be serious as you will know :P Your i7 is a much better 'talker' ;) (let's not get to cryptical ;)

@hasnanss1: yeah, it's the unlocked '560' and now you have got a nice quad core ;) But why are you actually unsure about it? At least, that's what you said on the 'B60' CPU page ;) --> http://game-debate.com/hardware/index.php?pid=881&cpu=Phenom%20II%20X4%20B60 (TeroMarsu and I gave a reaction on your thoughts ;)<br />@TeroMarsu: people can search around the internet for a lot of things! Google is our friend :D